Rush Enterprises (RUSHA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rush Enterprises, Inc. operates Rush Truck Centers, a network of commercial vehicle dealerships serving customers in the United States and Canada. The company sells new and used heavy-, medium- and light-duty trucks, representing manufacturers such as Peterbilt and other commercial vehicle brands.

Its services include truck parts and repairs, collision and body work, leasing and rentals, and related financing and insurance products. Rush also provides aftermarket support designed to help commercial fleets and individual truck operators maintain and manage their vehicles.

Founded in 1965 as a truck dealership in Houston, Texas, Rush Enterprises has grown into a broad commercial vehicle distribution and service business. W. M. “Rusty” Rush serves as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.35 to $44.93
• 50-Day Range: $41.70 to $50.95
• 52-Week Range: $30.94 to $55.74
• Volume: 32,664 shs
• Average Volume: 717,997 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.35
• Dividend Yield: 1.25%
• Price Target: $50.26
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Rush Enterprises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rush Enterprises scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Rush Enterprises has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Rush Enterprises has a consensus price target of $50.26, representing about 12.5% upside from its current price of $44.69.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rush Enterprises has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Rush Enterprises are expected to grow by 18.11% in the coming year, from $2.43 to $2.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rush Enterprises is 19.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rush Enterprises is 19.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Rush Enterprises has a PEG Ratio of 1.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rush Enterprises has a P/B Ratio of 2.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.93% of the float of Rush Enterprises has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rush Enterprises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rush Enterprises has recently decreased by 5.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Rush Enterprises pays a meaningful dividend of 1.24%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Rush Enterprises has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Rush Enterprises is 24.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Rush Enterprises will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.51% next year. This indicates that Rush Enterprises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.35

News Sentiment

Rush Enterprises has a news sentiment score of 1.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Rush Enterprises this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for RUSHA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Rush Enterprises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rush Enterprises insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.68% of the stock of Rush Enterprises is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.43% of the stock of Rush Enterprises is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 12/10 Dividend: 11/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RUSHA
• CIK: 1012019
• Web: www.rushenterprises.com
• Phone: (830) 626-5200
• Fax: 830-626-5310
• Employees: 7,355
• Year Founded: 1965

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Rush Enterprises: $50.26
• High Price Target: $56.67
• Low Price Target: $39.11
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.57
• P/E Growth: 1.62
• Net Income: $263.78 million
• Net Margins: 3.70%
• Pretax Margin: 4.72%
• Return on Equity: 11.91%
• Return on Assets: 6.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 1.44
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.70
• Cash Flow: $4.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.02
• Book Value: $20.72 per share
• Price / Book: 2.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 116,730,000
• Free Float: 101,929,000
• Market Cap: $5.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89